SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report of
Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of March 2010
CREDICORP
LTD.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Clarendon
House
Church
Street
Hamilton
HM 11 Bermuda
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
x Form 40-F
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Yes o No x
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
Date: March
4, 2010
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CREDICORP
LTD.
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By:
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Authorized
Representative
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March 1,
2010
Dear
Shareholder:
In
accordance with the Bye-laws of Credicorp Ltd. (the “Company”) and the Companies
Act 1981 of Bermuda, the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company
will be held at the main offices of Banco de Crédito del Perú, Calle Centenario
156, Las Laderas de Melgarejo, Lima, Perú, on March 26, 2010 at 3:00 pm
(Peruvian time) for the purpose of considering and voting on the matters
referred to in the attached Notice of Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders.
Enclosed
please find a summary of the audited consolidated financial statements of the
Company for the year ended December 31, 2009. The complete set of financial
statements is available upon request at the main offices of Banco de Crédito del
Perú, located at Calle Centenario 156, Las Laderas de Melgarejo, Lima 12,
Perú.
If you
wish to receive the full report of the audited consolidated financial statements
of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the auditor’s opinion
(the “Full Report”), please complete the attached form and mail it to the office
of Banco de Crédito del Perú, Calle Centenario 156, Las Laderas de Melgarejo, La
Molina, Lima 12, Perú, to reach us before 12:00 noon (Peruvian time), on March
11, 2010, and we will send a copy of the Full Report to you at the specified
delivery address.
The Full
Report is available at the company’s website (www.credicorpnet.com)
under the section “Annual General Meeting Shareholders
Information”.
It is
important to highlight that in the Annual General Meeting held on March 31, 2009
shareholders of the Company approved the designation of Medina, Zaldívar,
Paredes y Asociados, a member firm of Ernst & Young, to act as external
auditors of the Company for a period of 5 years in accordance with the proposal
and recommendation of the Audit Committee, and authorized the Board of Directors
to approve the auditor’s fees (the Board has in turn delegated such function to
the Audit Committee). Hence, considering the satisfactory work performed by the
external auditors the Audit Committee’s proposal and recommendation for the year
is to continue with this firm for the financial year 2010.
The Board
of Directors has established, in accordance with the Bye-laws of the Company,
that only those shareholders that are registered as shareholders of the Company
as of the close of business on February 5, 2010, will be entitled to receive
notice of and to vote at the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders.
In
accordance with the Company’s Bye-Laws, if a quorum is not present within the
first half an hour of the meeting being convened, the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders will be held at the same place and hour on April 2,
2010.
In
addition, enclosed please find a proxy form for the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders. If you do not expect to attend the meeting in person, please sign,
date and return this proxy in the enclosed pre-addressed envelope to reach us
before 3:00pm (Peruvian time), on March 25, 2010.
Finally,
during a meeting held on February 24, 2010, the Board of Directors declared a
dividend of US$ 1.70 per common share of the Company. This dividend will be paid
on May 11, 2010 to those shareholders that are registered as shareholders of the
Company as of the close of business on April 16, 2010.
Sincerely,
s/
Dionisio Romero P.
Chairman
of the Board
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Credicorp Ltd. (the “Company”), a
Bermuda company, will be held at the main offices of Banco de Crédito del Perú,
located at Calle Centenario 156, Las Laderas de Melgarejo, Lima 12, Perú, on
March 26, 2010 at 3:00 pm (Peruvian time), for the following
purposes:
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To
consider and approve the Annual Report of the Company for the financial
year ended December 31, 2009.
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2.
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To
consider and approve the audited consolidated financial statements of the
Company and its subsidiaries for the financial year ended December 31,
2009 including the report of the independent auditors of the Company
thereon.
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3.
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To
appoint external auditors of the Company to perform such services for the
financial year 2010.
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Finally,
only shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 5, 2010 are
entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the meeting.
The Board
of Directors
March 1,
2010
Important: The prompt return
of proxies will ensure that your shares will be voted. A self addressed envelope
is enclosed for your convenience.
FORM FOR ELECTION FOR FULL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REPORT
To:
Credicorp Ltd. (the “Company”)
Fax
N°: (511) 313-2121
Calle
Centenario 156,
Las
Laderas de Melgarejo,
Lima 12,
Perú.
FULL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY TO BE HELD ON
MARCH 26, 2010.
I/We
hereby confirm that I/we was/were a registered shareholder of the Company as of
the close of business on February 5, 2010 and have duly received the Notice and
Agenda issued by the Company on March 1, 2010 and I am entitled to attend the
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held on March 26,
2010.
I/We
hereby elect to receive a copy of the full set of the audited consolidated
financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended December 31,
2009 and the auditor’s opinion (the “Full Report”) to be dispatched via
first-class airmail to the address specified below within nine (9) days from the
date of receipt by the Company of the duly completed form herein, or distributed
by electronic mail to the electronic mail address specified below.
I/We
accept that the Company is not obligated to send the Full Report if the form is
not duly completed or does not reach the Company before 12:00 noon (Peruvian
time), on March 11, 2010, nor is the Company liable for any delay in the
delivery or non-receipt of the Full Report whatsoever whether owing to any delay
by or other fault of the postal or courier service employed by the Company to
dispatch the Full Report or otherwise. I/We accept the risk that the
Full Report may not reach us prior to the commencement of the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders.
Name of
Shareholder: _____________________
Mailing
Address for the Full Report: ____________________
Electronic
mail address: ___________________
Date:________________________________
Signed by
the above Shareholder
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